I haven't seen a thread on this, but I thought this was something that ought to catch international attention even from a small country such as Slovakia.
So basically during the last week, it transpired that a reporter of news portal Aktuality.sk, Kuciak, was murdered (presumably by a hitman) in his home along with his girlfriend. He was shot in the chest and his girlfriend was shot right in the head.
As a murder of a journalist is something that has happened in Europe in maybe twice in the last twenty years, obviously this cause an uproar. Everyone wanted to see what the journalist was writing about and attention turned to the government who has failed to protect the journalist and has, for years now, used very offensive language when talking about journalists and has verbally attacked the journalists repeatedly. Further, the minister for internal affairs (ie police) has been in hot water for over a year due to his contacts with bussinessmen in Slovakia and helping them one of them, Basternak, receive money back illegally from the state as a return on tax. The Prime Minister to this day is living in the apartment owned by Basternak and rented to him for a below-market price.
First theory was that hit was to do with the 90s Slovakia ganster Kocner with whom Kuciak had a fight outside of the courtroom half a year ago. Kocner was then threatning Kuciak, however police decided to nothing about it.
The second theory and the most likely one, was to do with the article he was in the process of writing. That article was published by all of the Slovak media last week and spoke of Italian mobsters settling down in the east of Slovakia and starting up businesses to launder money, using Eurofunds to do so. Furthermore, it was discovered by Kuciak that the mobsters had direct business dealings and personally knew people who would ascend to power positions in the state (such as the advisor to the prime minister or the chariman of the security commission). Since then, Slovakia has had experience a crisis, as the government refuses to resign over the allegations.
Thoughts, GAF? This honestly feels like watching a movie...expect its real and happening in my home country
So basically during the last week, it transpired that a reporter of news portal Aktuality.sk, Kuciak, was murdered (presumably by a hitman) in his home along with his girlfriend. He was shot in the chest and his girlfriend was shot right in the head.
As a murder of a journalist is something that has happened in Europe in maybe twice in the last twenty years, obviously this cause an uproar. Everyone wanted to see what the journalist was writing about and attention turned to the government who has failed to protect the journalist and has, for years now, used very offensive language when talking about journalists and has verbally attacked the journalists repeatedly. Further, the minister for internal affairs (ie police) has been in hot water for over a year due to his contacts with bussinessmen in Slovakia and helping them one of them, Basternak, receive money back illegally from the state as a return on tax. The Prime Minister to this day is living in the apartment owned by Basternak and rented to him for a below-market price.
First theory was that hit was to do with the 90s Slovakia ganster Kocner with whom Kuciak had a fight outside of the courtroom half a year ago. Kocner was then threatning Kuciak, however police decided to nothing about it.
The second theory and the most likely one, was to do with the article he was in the process of writing. That article was published by all of the Slovak media last week and spoke of Italian mobsters settling down in the east of Slovakia and starting up businesses to launder money, using Eurofunds to do so. Furthermore, it was discovered by Kuciak that the mobsters had direct business dealings and personally knew people who would ascend to power positions in the state (such as the advisor to the prime minister or the chariman of the security commission). Since then, Slovakia has had experience a crisis, as the government refuses to resign over the allegations.
Thoughts, GAF? This honestly feels like watching a movie...expect its real and happening in my home country
